Bust of Robert Burns (Houston)

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Bust of Robert Burns
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Bust of Robert Burns pictured in May 2023
Bust of Robert Burns (Houston)
Artist Ferenc Varga
TypeSculpture
Medium Bronze
Subject Robert Burns
Location Houston, Texas, United States
Coordinates 29°43′18.8″N95°23′17.4″W / 29.721889°N 95.388167°W / 29.721889; -95.388167

An outdoor bronze sculpture of the poet Robert Burns by Hungarian-American artist Ferenc Varga is installed in Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens in Houston, Texas, United States. The bust was placed in Hermann Park in 2002. [1]

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References

  1. "Points of Interest: Robert Burns". Hermann Park Conservancy. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.